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Tuesday, July 5, 2011

Celebration Station!

Yesterday we celebrated a young life that ended way too early. I have to say that the precious one's (Kiki) parents seemed to go out of their way to provide comfort for all of Kiki's friends. After the funeral, they had all the students over for the sharing of stories and just being together. Amazing parents.

Later in the afternoon we expected around 4 to come over with DoodleBug to celebrate the 4th. On her way over she called to say that she was bringing a couple more than that. It's a good thing I always prepared too much food.

The 4th of July may never be the same:

Those three on the left...the ones with the faces...yeah--that's DoodleBug, Gibsterrific (DoodleBug's roomie and bestie), and Evwardo (Birdie's boytoy).

Gibsterrific show off her brand new Walmart, independence day shirt. She's a Yankee, but we don't hold that against her.

See DoodleBug? The one with her tongue hanging out? Yeah, she's the one who called on her way over to inform us she was bringing more than a friend or two.

And so she did.

Oh and, by the way, by more than a friend or 2 she meant TEN. AND, being college students, beer may have been involved.

Yeah, pretty sure there was beer involved...

Birdie and the boys played outside for a while.

Gibsterrific hung outside too...

With her very terrific boytoy, Westerful!

Birdie's boytoy, Evwardo, may be getting a bit too comfortable with us.

I'm sure gonna miss this kid when she heads to Texas later this month...

Evwardo and Tucker are gonna miss her too...

One thing the lovelies have been blessed with through the years are good friends...

And boytoys who will even try their hand at styling hair...

And Besties that are truly the best...

Even their maleofthespecies friends are truly awesome...

Of course, no family gathering would be complete without sister horseplay--

Absolutely perfect way to end the day that began as sad. Glad the girls parents did a celebration of her life. That's what we did for Rich and it was such an upbeat gathering. That's all he ever wanted. To make people happy and leave good memories. I can't imagine what they are going through behind closed doors though. Bless their family and hope they can move on and share with others.

You have such an incredibly happy home! Everyone looks so comfortable and relaxed and carefree. And, with a home filled with all that laughter and youthful exuberance, I cannot see you'll ever get old! You truly are an amazingly wonderful Mother to be so flexible. I wish I were!

Welcome! I'm so glad you're here!

Let's share the laughs of midlife together!

Welcome!

Being a transplant to the low-country of SC for 31 years is still not long enough to be called a ‘benyeh.’ If I stay until I’m dead I’ll probably go a ‘comeyeh’ since I am, originally, ‘from off’ (which is the upstate but, rules you know). By day I take care of my sweet little granddaughter, Baby M and do all those things I did when I was a SAHM raising four daughters which has translated to, ‘by day, I am exhausted.’ By night I blog, blog, blog, and blog some more or I sleep, depending on my level of exhaustion (do they still make Geritol?). I have a very unhealthy addiction to sweets (nearly any kind will do) and all comfort foods not covered under the ‘sweets’ category. I’m known for speaking my mind so, if you don’t want to know, don’t ask me. I love to find the humor in my empty nest life. I live life hard and smack into that brick wall almost daily because I’ve always had to learn the hard way. Why change now? I’m so glad you’ve come to laugh with me as I do this middle age, empty nest thing like a BOSS!

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